Nanyang Storm 1864

Following the court hearing, Emperor Taizu Zheng Guohui issued an edict to continue sending no less than 120 million young and able-bodied men to North America by the end of the year to provide military logistical support.

The military preparations against the United States that began in June of last year have significantly boosted the empire's overall economic development, resulting in a 0.7% increase in economic growth, a remarkable effect.

After the outbreak of war on February 16, 1931, the trans-Pacific supply missions increased dramatically, which filled major shipyards with tasks and caused a surge in demand.

The news of the victory at the front also greatly boosted the investment confidence of capital in the empire. Many factories resumed work, hired workers, increased production, and created a wave of adventure to North America.

The historical experience of the Great Chu Empire in expansion and colonization has proven that only by following the footsteps of imperial expansion can one reap rich rewards.

This applies to capitalists, as well as ordinary people and those trying to change their fate.

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What they are currently exploring is not some barren and desolate land, but the American West, which is known worldwide for its strong economy. Now it has become a new territory for the Great Chu Empire to expand its territory, and it is a big piece of fat meat.

Through extensive reports by news media and news agencies, many people in the State of Chu learned about San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Washington, and some publishing houses even published beautiful pictures of American western cities.

Those modern cities, vast tracts of fertile land, and towering mountains deeply captivated the eyes of the empire's people.

Even though the Empire has not introduced any preferential immigration policies, many of its subjects are still migrating to North America with their families, hoping to be among the first to benefit.

Compared to the enormous opportunities they faced, the cruise ticket costing only two or three hundred silver dollars per person was nothing.

As the empire's economy prospered, the people's pockets bulged, their horizons broadened, and their ambitions grew increasingly wild.

The number of people attempting to migrate to North America surged starting in March. The number of people waiting for ship tickets jumped from 5633 in March to 1.7523 in April, 35,600 in May, and more than 56,000 in June.

These are all people who immigrate to North America at their own expense, and the number of appointments is still growing rapidly, prompting shipping companies to increase their orders for large cruise ships.

The hottest destination right now is Los Angeles, which the Imperial Army has only recently occupied.

The imperial family and the Prime Minister's Office of the Great Chu Empire welcomed this spontaneous wave of immigration, refraining from interference or introducing any preferential policies, and letting things take their natural course.

Resources should be allocated by the market to select the population suitable for long-distance migration.

This group of people has a certain capacity to bear the costs, possesses a high level of education, and harbors a strong ambition, enabling them to independently bear the costs of transoceanic migration.

Once it lands on North American soil, it will take root and sprout like a tenacious seed, growing rapidly...

After finalizing the major policies, Emperor Taizu Zheng Guohui concluded the court meeting and returned to the palace.

He was in high spirits. It turned out that America was not as powerful as it had been in history, and was not an enemy that could be defeated.

The Great Chu Empire is frantically plundering the national fortune of the United States, and its primary strategic goal is to completely occupy the nine provinces on the west coast of the United States.

The northward-bound army had already crossed Los Angeles, heading west to occupy Salt Lake City, while the main force continued its northward advance, sweeping away resistance forces of all sizes along the way and continuously eliminating and capturing white resistance fighters.

Although such military action would harm some local white farmers, it was a necessary process of rebirth.

Failure to eliminate the white landowning class and the large capitalists who control the land will leave more trouble for the future. The empire has extremely rich experience in expanding its colonial sphere.

This is also a process of wealth redistribution, and war is the best pretext.

According to the latest military intelligence reports from North America

The Imperial vanguard has reached Carmel, 137 kilometers south of San Francisco, while another detachment has captured Salt Lake City, achieving initial control of Utah.

Wherever they went, the American resistance collapsed.

It is reported that in the southern suburbs of San Francisco

The United States has organized a National Guard force of approximately 42, along with militia and remaining troops, and is frantically building positions in an attempt to stop the Imperial Army from continuing its northward advance.

President Hoover flew to the front lines, while white militiamen from Seattle, Salem, Yakima, Pasco, and Maeford in the north were being continuously transported south by train to the front lines in San Francisco.

The Americans, like startled cobras, stand tall, constantly flicking their red tongues at the invading Chu state, their wings trembling as they try to bolster their courage.

But in the eyes of the Holy Emperor Taizu, these were so cowardly and ridiculous.

He personally issued an order commanding the large military force heading north to slow its advance, giving the Americans more time to prepare and allowing President Hoover to gather more militia.

Forget 40, how about doubling it?
This is not the Civil War era, where a tidal wave of American militia could suppress the war-mongering Imperial army. The effect of numbers is pitifully weak in the face of tanks, airplanes, and artillery.

The trench warfare tactics that worked so well in Europe were ineffective in the vast North America.

North of Los Angeles is a vast hilly plain, typically a valley between two mountains. To the east lies the towering and rugged Sierra Nevada Mountains, stretching for thousands of kilometers from north to south, forming a natural geographical barrier.

The western Pacific coastline is a discontinuous coastal mountain range, stretching over 1900 kilometers from north to south, creating countless scenic coastal landscapes—a treasure bestowed by nature.

The central part is the Los Angeles Basin, composed of hills and plains, which is over 460 kilometers wide at its widest point. It has great depth and is suitable for large-scale frontal assaults and flanking maneuvers.

With such geographical conditions, what kind of trench warfare could you possibly wage?

The entire city of San Francisco is like a flattened pancake, with scattered towns around it. There are no city defenses, no fortresses, and no decent defense system.

It's a miracle that a motley crew assembled in a short time can even manage basic necessities like eating, drinking, and relieving themselves; everything else is just nonsense.

Less than a month has passed since the war broke out on February 16, and less than ten days have passed since the southern border support area was breached. What is the quality of the more than 400,000 US troops that have been urgently mobilized?
Even a child could understand it by thinking about it with their toes.

The old mindset from the 1950s and 60s—that you don't have to carry a gun to be a soldier—was no longer applicable on the battlefields of the 1930s.

The elite soldiers sent by the Great Chu Empire to North America have all undergone more than six months of rigorous military training. They are skilled in tactical coordination and can form highly efficient regiments and battalions for offensive, infiltration, and urban warfare.

The idea that white American militiamen can change their fate with a broken gun is pure fantasy.

As the imperial army marched south, transport ships from all over Central America dumped large numbers of soldiers into the Port of Los Angeles, from where they were easily transported forward via the railway lines.

Expected by the end of April
The total number of Imperial soldiers who entered various parts of the west coast of North America by land and sea will reach about 112 million, thus initially stabilizing the foundation for victory.

By then, San Francisco should have already fallen into the hands of the Imperial army.

Subsequent troops transported from Central America and Hawaii could land directly in the San Francisco Bay Area, or even be transported north by sea to Seattle, and even to surrounding northern cities such as Aberdeen and Salem.

Emperor Taizu Zheng Guohui called this tactic "jump point warfare".

In accordance with the overall operational deployment
The Imperial Army should have taken full control of the nine states along the western Pacific coast of the United States by the end of June, and send no less than 1.6 million troops to the front lines, thus completely controlling and cutting off the US military's attempt to send reinforcements westward.

The only remaining challenge facing the Chu expeditionary force is to completely defeat and conquer the San Francisco Bay Area in one battle, known as the "Battle of San Francisco".

The rest were all small, scattered battles. They could ride the American Pacific Coast Railroad and advance at breakneck speed, with no northern towns along the way posing a threat.

Once California is captured, the majority of the American West’s population will be concentrated in the wealthy region. The remaining northwestern states are sparsely populated and poorly developed, making them completely unable to withstand the overwhelming offensive of the expeditionary force.

After the end of June, the entire imperial army will shift to regional mopping-up operations, counterinsurgency operations, and colonial reorganization to firmly safeguard the fruits of victory.

The next phase of focus will be on the Rio Rancho Line, which the Imperial military has designated as the "Desert Line" the defensive line stretching from Rio Rancho to Albuquerque in the New Mexico desert.

Along this defensive line, which stretches over 20 kilometers in depth and approximately 110 kilometers in length, only the Rio Grande River flows through it, and only one desert highway connects the east, west, south, and north. Rio Rancho is located at the center of this crossroads, while Albuquerque lies further south, guarding the passage south to Mexico.

Gallup is located due west, guarding the road leading west to San Francisco.

These three areas form a triangular region extending over a hundred kilometers in length, which is also the main support point of the "desert defense line." A cluster of fortified strongholds will be built around this core.

New Mexico has an extremely harsh desert climate, characterized by red cliffs, endless deserts and cacti. It is arid with little rainfall and scorching heat.

The Rio Grande, a tributary of the Colorado River, is the only water source here, and all military operations must rely on the river; that is a certainty.

Similarly, leaving the only road through the desert, the army could not advance.

Emperor Taizu Zheng Guohui returned to the palace, lit a cigar, took two puffs, letting the strong smoke dissipate, and stared intently at the huge sand table, a smile involuntarily creeping onto his lips.

The "Desert Defense Line" was a strategy personally led by him, and the entire expeditionary force's strategy and deployment were also personally finalized by him.

This was not a simple war, but a comprehensive deployment involving numerous plans and foresight, reflecting the profound strategic thinking of the Chinese nation.

Emperor Taizu of the Holy Emperor deeply and seriously considered the Chu-Mei dispute. From the initial idea to its implementation, it took more than thirty years. During this period, he meticulously considered and repeatedly weighed all the possibilities.

This is by no means a spur-of-the-moment decision, but rather an inevitable outcome of a long-term national strategy.

To win American dominance in the 20th century, it is necessary to first dismantle its unparalleled geostrategic position bordering two oceans.

After initially capturing half of the United States' West Coast, the next step was to hold onto it firmly and translate the victory into a bountiful harvest of the war.

This would break the United States' inherent geographical advantage of being bordered by two oceans, reduce its unparalleled geostrategic advantage by half, and allow it to coexist and grow on the North American continent, thereby drawing upon the United States' thriving national fortune.

Based on prior considerations and calculations
The United States government will never surrender easily. It is a world-class power with vast territory and profound strength, possessing the profound capability to prolong the war and is not afraid of fighting a protracted war.

It takes at least three or four years, and at most seven or eight years.

The battlefield that Emperor Taizu Zheng Guohui had planned for the states of Chu and Mei was on the "Desert Defense Line".

By imposing a naval and air blockade and waging a protracted land war, the US was repeatedly defeated in its attempts to retaliate, thereby inciting division and discontent among the American people and preparing for the next step of igniting the secession and independence of Texas and Florida.

The Imperial government has been infiltrating Texas and Florida for decades through various means, wielding considerable influence in American education, culture, and industry, and cultivating numerous agents.

They usually remain in a dormant state, cultivating a persona through extreme propaganda, and maintaining close ties with local separatists.

The seeds have already been planted; do they really need to wait a long time to take root and sprout?

As a nation of immigrants, the United States, especially the southern states, has a strong separatist movement, most notably Texas, known as the "Lone Star Country."

There is considerable discontent with the federal government, which is a potential flashpoint.

In the Southern states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, and Florida—the birthplaces of the American Civil War—deep resentment and discontent towards the Union lurked.

Almost every white Southerner has a painful memory of their ancestors dying in war.

More than sixty years have passed since that civil war nightmare that brought so many Southerners, and many of the children and teenagers from that time are still alive and will tell their children and grandchildren about the unbearable past.

Despite its seemingly unified, large, and beautiful appearance, the United States harbors many internal cracks.

However, amidst economic prosperity and rapid development, as the United States grew stronger step by step, these divisions and discontents were deeply concealed.

Emperor Taizu Zheng Guohui was well aware of this. What he needed to do was to continue the war and, through the constant imposition of defeats, make the American government bear the infamy and become a window for the people to vent their anger and dissatisfaction.

This is like using a small hammer to keep hitting a watermelon that is full of cracks.

It takes patience and tremendous effort, step by step, to eventually lead to a qualitative change through quantitative accumulation, resulting in the complete disintegration of the United States.

This is the biggest drawback of immigrant countries: a lack of national pride and cohesion.

The cracks may not be apparent during periods of prosperity and development, but once war, repeated defeats, and heavy blows occur, these cracks will deepen until they finally collapse.

These profound strategies were only instructed by the highest levels of the empire by Emperor Taizu Zheng Guohui, and were to be thoroughly prepared with a long-term war in mind.

The current pressure comes more from the international level.

As the war progressed rapidly, the European powers, primarily Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Russia, realized that the Great Chu Empire might become the sole superpower, and thus quickly changed their stance.

At the highest levels of government, the British Prime Minister, the French Prime Minister, and the heads of government of Germany and Italy have all expressed their unease, believing that the territorial integrity and unity of the United States should be maintained.

There should be no war in North America. The war should be stopped in time and limited punishment should be implemented instead of endless expansion.

The State of Chu already had a very strong control over the entire Americas, and it should not try to transform this control into domination, as this would not be good news for the major powers of Europe.

In response to the concerns of our European friends, the Chu State's foreign ministry has been fully mobilized. The foreign minister recently made a shuttle visit to Europe, repeatedly reiterating Chu State's intention not to interfere in the central and eastern parts of the United States.

To reiterate, this is a war of punishment, a war to uphold the inviolable dignity of the empire, a war to teach American cowboys a lesson.

on the basis of

The Great Chu Empire significantly expanded its investment in European countries and introduced new policies to stimulate the economy, mainly by simplifying customs import procedures and reducing tariffs, involving more than 27000 categories of goods.

The tariff level was reduced from 17% to 12.5%, which is far lower than the average tariff rate of 53% in the United States and also lower than the level of 21% in Europe.

Through decades of rapid development

The Great Chu Empire has developed a strong competitive advantage across all categories in the industrial sector, possessing exceptional competitiveness in terms of quality, price, and quantity.

It was with this confidence that the Great Chu Empire dared to comprehensively reduce tariffs, delivering tangible benefits to its European friends and demonstrating an open and tolerant trade attitude.

This is a real and tangible benefit, and for European countries mired in the global economic depression, it is nothing short of a lifeline.

Faced with the allure of the Great Chu Empire, the world's largest market, European governments hesitated...

This is precisely the opportunity that the State of Chu needs. Once it has firmly established its advantage by the end of June, even if the European countries express strong dissatisfaction, they will be unable to change the overall trend.

the most important is
The main force of the Royal Navy of the Great Chu Empire completely annihilated the United States Atlantic Fleet, sweeping away the US naval forces in the Atlantic and about to achieve complete control over the Atlantic shipping lanes.

Next Step

The Royal Navy's expeditionary fleet, together with the expeditionary army, will launch amphibious landing operations on islands along the American coast, thereby achieving the ability to completely blockade the American East Coast.

If things proceed smoothly, the Royal Navy Expeditionary Fleet of the Great Chu Empire will be able to maintain a long-term presence and control over the waters surrounding the northern metropolises of New York and Philadelphia.

There was no need to travel thousands of kilometers and float on the sea for long periods, which would have exhausted the Imperial Navy officers and soldiers.

The blockade and the continued war were two deadly moves that Emperor Taizu Zheng Guohui prepared for the Americans, complementing each other and neither of them could be dispensed with.

Emperor Taizu Zheng Guohui vividly compared it to "two boxers fighting; if you cover the American's mouth and nose and keep punching him, you will eventually knock him down." (End of Chapter)